Reply #2: A Message from Christine Jennings, 12/11/06

[Melissa G]

A Message from Christine Jennings, 12/11/06

Dear friends,



Today, the Bradenton Herald ran a very powerful column that I hope you’ll all read. Shirley Foor, a Republican from Bradenton and former editor of the Bradenton Herald, the Daily Dispatch and the Anne Marie Islander, makes a strong case for why papers like the Bradenton Herald should take seriously their role as public guardians, and urge real analysis and answers for the current voting crisis in our nation.



In Shirley’s words,



Given the sacrifices that African Americans and American women have made to have the right to vote, a right summarily granted to white males, the vote should be protected from fraud, from question, from loss….To have 18,000-plus votes unaccounted for, with only someone now branded as a "sore loser" crying out for some explanation, some fact-based explanation, to have those votes so cavalierly dismissed, diminishes those courageous battles.



Please click here to view the full column.http://www.christinejenningsforcongress.com/index.asp?Type=B_PR&SEC={16668ED8-A172-4E54-8DE4-D9179298DFE7}&DE={7473AFE7-E430-4E4D-9F7A-AB56EC0BE546}



I spoke with Shirley today and thanked her for her concern about the integrity of the voting system for the people of this country. I have been hearing from people from New York to California urging me to protect the voting system and not to give up! But the strongest calls have been from here in our District, from the voters who lost their voice in this election.



We need to do this together. Our newspapers have a critical role to play in investigating this issue and demanding answers. You can help by writing to your local paper and urging the editors to keep this issue top-of-mind. ( Links at site)


Sincerely,



Christine Jennings


http://www.christinejenningsforcongress.com/